Paper-roll holder



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W. H. CLARKE. PAPER ROLL HOLDER.

Patented Sept. 4, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER H. CLARKE, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO MATTHEW GRISWOLD, OFERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAPER-ROLL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 525,335, datedSeptember 4, 189,4. Appncationfneaoaober,9,1893. seala. 487,623- (Nomodel-l To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER H. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oolumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Roll Holders; andyI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart 1o to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, forming part of this specificatlon.

Myinvention consists in the improvements 1n paper roll holdershereinafter set forth and explained, and illustrated in the accompanylngdrawings, in which- Figure 1. is a top or plan view of my imzo provedpaper roll holder. Fig. 2. is an end view in elevation of the same, theupper Section being shown in dotted lines, raised up. F1g.3. is a rearview in elevation of a section of the same. Fig. 4. is a detail view insection of a portion of the same on the line in Fig. 1.

v My improved paper roll holder, illustrated 1n the accompanyingdrawings, consists of two semi-cylindrical sections A and B, preferably3o of skeleton construction; the -lower section A being provided withears C, C, upon the rear edge D thereof, by means of which it is adaptedto be secured to a convenient support by means of screws passing throughholes 3 5 d in the ears C C; preferably on the rear edge D of the lowersection A is an upwardly projecting lug or catch D as and for thepurposeY hereinafter set forth.

On the front edge E of the lower section A 4o is a horizontallyprojecting shelf F, the front edge of which shelf curves upward a shortdistance andl is provided with a serrated or saw toothed edge f. Securedto each end of the shelf F is a laterally projecting beveled locking lugG as and for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

The upper section B of my improved paper roll holder is provided at theends of the front edge H thereof with lugs h, h, which project 5ooutward therefrom and are adapted to pass under and interlock with thelaterally projecting locking lug G, G, on the ends of the shelf F on thelower section A, while the rear edge I of the section B closes down uponthe rear edge D of the section A in front of the lug or catch yDthereon; the upper portion of this lug or catch D curvin-g slightlyinward, so that when the upper section B is closed down upon the sectionA the spring or elasticity of the upper section B allows the rear edge Ithereof to be forced down into place, which causes sufficient engagementof the lug or catch D with the rear edge I of the upper section, so thatvthe sections A and B are firmly held together. Yet, when desired, theupper section A can be readily removed by exerting sufficient force todisengage the rear edge I thereof from the lug or catch D', when it israised as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

'For the purpose of forming a passage for the paper from a roll .Itherein,the inner corner e of the shelf F is rounded 0E, and the lowerportion e of the front edge H of the upper section B is slightly cutaway and rounded as illustrated in Fig. 4, leaving a clear passage Fbetween the lower portion of the front edge H of the upper section B andthe top of the shelf 5F, through which the stri p J of paper can bedrawn from a roll I placed in thepaper roll holder as desired.

Having thus fully describedl my invention,- so as to enable others toconstruct and use the same, what I claim as new, and desire to securebyLetters Patent of the United States, is- 8 5 1. A paper roll holderconsisting of two skeleton sections each cast in one piece and onesection having a knife integral therewith, each section having an'`integral beveled locking lug projecting from two of its outer cornersand one of the sections having an inte- .gral locking projection or lugfor engaging the other section.

2. The combination in a paper roll holder of a semi-cylindrical sectionA, a shelf F having a serrated edge fon the front edge of said sectionA, and laterally projecting locking lug G, G at the ends of said shelfon said section A, with a semi-cylindrical section B, lugsA h, h, at theends of the front-edge of said section roo B adapted to engage thelooking lug G, G, on In testimony whereof I affix my signature in thesection A and a lug or catch on the rear presence of two Witnesses. edgeof one of said sections adapted to be sprung into frietional engagementwith the WALTER H' CLARKE' 5 rear edge of the other of said sections, byVitnesses:

means of the spring of the parts substantially F. ETNFELDT,

as and for the purpose set forth. H. J. CURTZE.

